Governess to Cameron children atPenola Homestead; meets Fr Woods
Appointed to a salaried teaching position at Portland Catholic Denominational School
Started the StableSchool on St Joseph’sDay 19 March; wearsblack dress to signifydedication to God
Opens first convent cottage in Grote St Adelaide
Takes final vows 8December andleaves for Brisbane
Excommunication order removed 23 February Sisters restored to Habits 19 March
Mary returns on 24 December with 15 Irish postulants
Sisters obliged to leave Bathurst because Bishop Matthew Quinn’s refusal to accept central government of the Institute
Sisters obliged to leave Queensland because of Bishop James Quinn’s refusal to accept central government of the Institute
Second General Chapter. Mary re-electe
Cardinal Moran informs Mary that her election in 1881 is invalid. He appoints Mother Bernard Walsh as leader
Decree from Rome constitutes the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart as an approved Regular Congregation with Mother House in SydneyDiocesan Congregations of the Sisters of St Joseph to be distinct from the other and to make some alteration in their
Mary elected Superior General after death of Mother Bernard Walsh
Mary suffers stroke and goes to Rotorua
Memorial Chapel built at North Sydney
Process for Canonisation begins. Postponed in 1931 and re-opened in 1951